Xuan Ye sat on the throne, his eyes fixed on the little eunuch kneeling in the center, and asked him sharply, "Tell me the truth again." ”

When the little eunuch saw him like this, he was a little scared, but he still had the courage to say it again, and added a sentence at the end: "The slave has Rong Xuan's testimony here, please take a look at it." After saying that, he took out a neatly folded stack of paper from his pocket and handed it out.

"There is a testimony, you didn't take it out earlier." Liang Jiugong shouted angrily, took a few steps forward, took the stack of paper in his hand, and then brought it to Xuan Ye.

Xuan Ye glanced at Liang Jiugong, he was very dissatisfied with his interference, took the testimony and looked at it, then raised his hand and said to Liang Jiugong: "You go out and let Wei Yangqi come in and serve." ”

Liang Jiugong was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had talked too much, but he angered Xuan Ye. Xuan Ye was angry, and no one could argue, even Tong Ruofei was still kneeling on the side, and he wanted to find an opportunity to say something for Tong Ruofei, at least let Tong Ruofei get up from the ground first. But now, Liang Jiugong had to bow down and go out, and Wei Yang came in.

After reading the testimony, Xuan Ye trembled with anger, and reached out and threw out the stack in his hand.

"Bastard, you dare to fool me with such an untrue thing." Xuan Ye was furious, pointed at the little eunuch and shouted: "This kind of testimony is also a loss to you to believe it, I can't stand it left and right, and you dare to take it as the truth?" ”

"The emperor forgives the sins." The little eunuch prostrate on the ground and explained anxiously: "This is sent by the Shen Criminal Division, and the slave doesn't know the authenticity." ”

"It is precisely because of you fools that I have been cleared up of unjust, false and wrongful cases frequently. Get out of here, and let Lang Zhong from the Shen Criminal Division come and talk back. Xuan Ye's fury made everyone present silent.

Most people had never seen Xuan Ye like this, and they were so afraid that they didn't even dare to move.

The little eunuch got up and ran out of the Chengqian Palace quickly, as if he was amnesty and fled for his life.

Xuan Ye looked around, and finally stopped his gaze on Du Ruo, and asked her meaningfully: "Du Chang is living with Jing Guiren, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Du Ruo looked up, saw that Xuan Ye's expression had eased, turned his head to look at Chun Xi again, and saw that she nodded silently, so he knelt on the ground and said his thoughts respectfully: "The concubine lives in Changchun Palace with Jing Guiren, and she always looks up and doesn't look down. I don't know much about Jing Guiren, but I also know that Jing Guiren is from a beautiful background and is strict with himself. She doesn't talk much on weekdays, doesn't like to talk much, and also likes to dance and write, and often reads books in her spare time. Not to mention what the Jing nobles have to do with the guards, it is to the eunuchs waiting beside her, and the Jing nobles have few words, so how can they ......" Du Ruo stopped at the right time and kowtowed and said no more.

"I also think your words are pertinent." Xuan Ye bowed his head and stated his position: "Recently, the noble person of Xuanjing went to the Qianqing Palace to wait for the pen and ink, her writing style is really good, and she writes well. I've been summoning her a lot lately, and she's got the time to meet some of the guards privately. If I ignore her and have never met since entering the palace, I can understand that she and the guards have been in love for a long time. It's just that when I value her, I do something out of the ordinary, is she going to die? Or do you want the life and honor of the Hesheri? Come to think of it, Jing Guiren is not so broad-hearted, and he is not so bold. ”

In the testimony, it was said that Du Changzai knew Rong Xuan's intentions to Jing Guiren and what he said to Jing Guiren, so he ......" Although Tong Ruofei was still kneeling, she couldn't do nothing, say nothing, and couldn't let Xuan Ye clarify the relationship between this matter and Du Ruo.

"So, do you really know?" When Xuan Ye heard this, he asked Du Ruo again, and added another sentence at the end: "To tell the truth, knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing." ”

"Back to the emperor, the concubine doesn't know." Du Ruo said frankly: "The concubine doesn't even know whether Rong Xuan is a former confidant of the concubine. In the past few years by the concubine's side, the concubine has never seen Rong Xuan talk to the concubine, how can she talk about her confidant? What's more, the rules of the palace are there, and the concubines have resentment towards others in their hearts, but they don't dare to violate the rules of the palace and communicate privately with the guards. ”

"Someone went to the cold palace and asked her to see if she knew such a person as Rong Xuan." Xuan Ye turned his head to Wei Yangji and commanded.

Wei Yang responded, and was about to recruit the two little eunuchs to the cold palace for questioning, but heard Tong Ruofei say again: "The concubine will not admit such a thing." ”

"The concubine committed a capital crime in the past, and it was the emperor's grace that saved her life." Chun Xi smiled unconsciously when she heard this: "I went to ask the concubine about this, but I really couldn't get her affirmation." If she confesses, it will be a crime of one more degree, and she should have been disposed of once she confesses. If we don't admit it, we don't know the truth, and it's really difficult. ”

"And what advice do you two have?" Xuan Ye asked rhetorically.

"The concubine thinks that since she asked her, it is not clear, it is better to wait for the people from the Shen Criminal Division to come over and ask again." Tong Ruofei said.

Chun Xi smiled: "The imperial concubine thinks that there are any important clues that can be obtained from the Shen Criminal Division?" That Rong Xuan was full of nonsense, and what came out of his mouth were filthy words. The people sitting in this hall are also the concubines of the harem, and the imperial concubine feels the need to let the big guys listen to it again? ”

Chun Xi said to Xuan Ye again: "The concubine thinks that it is still necessary to ask the concubine." No matter what the answer is, we are also skeptical, and it should all be used as a reference. If you want to know about Rong Xuan, it is better to ask him about himself than to ask those people who are close to him on weekdays. A guard, who has been in the palace for so many years, has to have someone who knows each other. If you ask this person carefully, won't it all be clear? ”

They all felt that Chunxi's words were reasonable, and nodded inadvertently in agreement. Seeing this, Xuan Ye immediately sent someone to investigate.

Soon, Lang Zhong from the Shen Punishment Division came over and knelt in the center of the hall, looking confused.

"How's it going with what you've investigated? What about the people you checked? Xuan Ye asked.

Shen Shilang is a bad old man, and his beard is gray. In the past, I was shrewd in doing things, but recently I am getting older, and the more confused I am, I only leave things to the people below to do.

"Weichen ......" hesitated for a long time, and he couldn't say why, he only knelt on the ground with his hands down, and didn't dare to speak again.

"Don't know?" Xuan Ye held back his anger and asked again.

Shen Shilang was anxious in the center: "Wei Chen has already ordered the people below to investigate carefully, and the testimony has been ......" Halfway through the words, he remembered that the little eunuch who came to invite him before talked about the scene when Xuan Ye saw the testimony, so he didn't dare to say it again.

"Do you think I'm so foolish? Or do you think the imperial concubine is so foolish? Xuan Ye slapped the table next to him and said loudly: "You are so dedicated, blindly allowing your subordinates to come and torture the prisoners, and the testimony you have obtained is full of loopholes. Someone came, dragged him out of me, dismissed him and investigated. All those involved in this case were questioned in detail. I want to see how many cats there are in the Punishment Division. ”

The person was taken out, but Xuan Ye's anger did not subside.

After a cup of tea, the people who were sent out to inquire about Rong Xuan's acquaintance also returned.

The person who went to do this was Oro Dai, who entered the hall and called a thousand, and respectfully replied: "The minister was ordered to inquire about Rong Xuan, and there are already clues." ”

"Speak." When Xuan Ye saw Oro Dai coming in, the expression on his face eased.

"On the side of the cold palace, the concubine has confirmed that she doesn't remember such a person as Rong Xuan at all, and it is impossible for her to be her confidant. After being questioned by Weichen, several people who were familiar with Rong Xuan said that Rong Xuan was greedy for money, but he was not a good woman. Oro Dai said truthfully.

"In this way, someone bribed Rong Xuan and made him commit such a capital crime." Tong Ruofei raised his head and said firmly. At this moment, her legs were numb, and Xuan Ye had not screamed after kneeling for so long, which really made her suffer. Lian Xue on the side looked at it, and it was also tearful, in her own bedroom, watching others standing and sitting, but she had to kneel here, how could it not hurt?

"So, the imperial concubine is a suspicious person?" Chunxi raised her eyebrows and asked her.

Tong Ruofei looked at Du Ruo, but did not speak.

"Didn't you say before that it had something to do with Du Changzai?" Lan Xin, who was sitting on the side, said cautiously.

"But this palace has seen with my own eyes that Du Changzai has a very good relationship with Jing Guiren." Chun Xi sneered: "Since Jing Guiren entered the palace, he often came to Yikun Palace to walk around, and he always went in and out with Du Changzai, like a sister. Does Concubine De still suspect that in such a relationship between them, Du Changzai would still harm Jing nobles for no reason? Jing Guiren didn't get in the way of her, and second, she didn't cause conflicts, so what reason did she have? Do you know Concubine De? ”

Lan Xin didn't speak, only glanced at Du Ruo silently, smiled and shook her head.

Chun Xi said again: "Since Du Changzai did not have a holiday with Jing Guiren, there is someone else who bought Rong Xuan." You must know that Rong Xuan is a person who is only greedy for money and not for sex. Therefore, in his confession, he said that he admired Jing Guiren, revealed his heart, and Du Chang was enlightened, and Jing Guiren responded to him. None of this is nonsense. In this way, it can even show that Rong Xuan is a person full of nonsense, and his evidence is not credible at all. In this way, there is someone else who buys Rong Xuan? As she spoke, she had already walked to Tong Ruohua's side.

Tong Ruohua didn't dare to look up, and kept hanging his head, looking at the pair of flowerpot soles embroidered with plum blossoms on his face.

"The object of suspicion in Yifei's heart?" Xuan Ye saw that they said this, so he asked.

"There are no concubines, and they don't dare to speculate, so as not to wronged good people." Chun Xi turned his head and smiled at Xuan Ye, which was particularly moving.

Tong Ruofei wanted to argue again, but he had nothing to say. Tong Ruohua naturally didn't dare to speak, for fear that as soon as he opened his mouth, the whole thing would not end.